Legal Opinion
Felicita Fernandez, Administratrix v. Robert D. Fitzgerald
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 24, 1983No. 826, Docket 82-7634PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VAN GRAAFEILAND,
Circuit Judge:
Felicita Fernandez, as administratrix of the estate of her son Elizer, appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut dismissing her civil rights claim against Robert Fitzgerald, a City of Bridgeport police officer, following a jury trial before Judge Zampano. Appellant’s sole claim of error is that the trial court refused to charge that the jury might consider whether certain evidence pointed to a “consciousness of guilt” on the part of appellee. Finding no error affecting appellant’s substantial rights, Fed.R.Civ.P.…
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